The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is pursuing a second four-year term in her leadership role.
Naija News reports that at 70 years old, Okonjo-Iweala, who previously served as Nigeria’s finance minister, made history in 2021 by becoming the first woman and the first African to lead the 30-year-old organization.
“I would like to be part of this chapter of the WTO story, and I stand ready to compete for the position.
“For my second term, I intend to focus on delivering,” she added, saying among the priorities were addressing “unfinished business,” Okonjo-Iweala said on Monday in a statement later confirmed by a WTO.
This initiative is part of a widespread effort led by African nations to initiate the process ahead of schedule, to address the “unfinished business” from her initial term.
The agenda encompasses an agreement to eliminate fisheries subsidies, achieve significant progress in global agricultural…